Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

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Liberation Day
1945 liberation of Hong Kong at Cenotaph.jpg
Official name重光紀念日
Observed byFlag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg British Hong Kong
TypeWar Memorial
Significancecommemorates liberation from Japanese occupation
DateLast Monday in August
2024 dateAugust 26  (2024-08-26)
2025 dateAugust 25  (2025-08-25)
2026 dateAugust 31  (2026-08-31)
2027 dateAugust 30  (2027-08-30)
Frequencyannual
First time1946
Last time1996 (officially)
Related to Victory over Japan Day
  1. "Hong Kong ceremony foreshadows end of an era". CNN. 26 August 1996. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. "Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Ontario, Activities in Hong Kong, 1945".
  3. "Bills Committee on Holiday (Amendment) Bill 1998".
  4. "Council Meeting (Hansard) 9 Sept 98".
  5. King-fai Tam; Timothy Y. Tsu; Sandra Wilson (24 October 2014). Chinese and Japanese Films on the Second World War. Routledge. pp. 76–. ISBN   978-1-317-65046-1.

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Liberation Day
Traditional Chinese 重光紀念日
Simplified Chinese 重光纪念日
Literal meaning"Recover Light Memorial Day"
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Chùng gwōng géi nim yat
Jyutping Cung4 gwong1 gei2 nim6 Jat6